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Recall 10V-240

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. recalled the 2008 to 2009 Buick Enclave and 17 other models: Electrical system.

At a glance

Campaign number
10V-240
Reported
June 4, 2010
Vehicles affected
1,365,070 estimated by the manufacturer

Source: NHTSA recall records

What is wrong

GM is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; GMC acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet traverse vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the device's thermal protection feature. The significance varies from minor distortion to considerable melting of the plastic around the hwfs fluid chamber.

The risk

It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.

The fix

Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on june 11, 2010. Owners may contact buick at 1-[removed], cadillac at 1-[removed], chevrolet at 1-[removed], saturn at 1-[removed], GMC at 1-[removed] and hummer at 1-[removed] or at the owner center at [link removed]

Notes from the manufacturer

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-[removed] (tty 1-[removed]), or go to <a href=[link removed] .

Affected vehicles